Recurrent Torsade de Pointes during mild hypothermia therapy for a survivor of sudden cardiac arrest due to drug-induced long-QT syndrome

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Apr;21(4):462-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01636.x. Epub 2009 Oct 20.

Authors

Tomohiro Matsuhashi¹, Toshiaki Sato, Yoshiyasu Aizawa, Seiji Takatsuki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 19845813
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01636.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects
Disopyramide / adverse effects*
Female
Heart Arrest / complications*
Heart Arrest / prevention & control*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced / adverse effects*
Long QT Syndrome / chemically induced*
Long QT Syndrome / complications
Long QT Syndrome / diagnosis
Recurrence
Survivors
Torsades de Pointes / diagnosis*
Torsades de Pointes / etiology*

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Disopyramide